Example sentences of "be [verb] [adv] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a move is less than entirely satisfactory because the relationship between the theory of competence and the data on which it is based ( ultimately intuitions about acceptability ) becomes abstract to a point where counter-examples to the theory may be explained away on an ad hoc basis , unless a systematic pragmatics has already been developed . |
| 2 | Curriculum adaptations and support teaching sessions are provided by the resource teacher , and these sessions may be given either on a withdrawal basis or within the classroom . |
| 3 | junk mail can be placed clearly on a continuum with the press . |
| 4 | the transfer of the polymer chain from a pure , perfectly ordered state to a state of disorder which has the necessary freedom to allow the chain to be placed randomly on a lattice , and |
| 5 | In an ideal situation the staff to be trained will be taught externally on an identical system to the one being installed . |
| 6 | However , the responsibility for the resultant problem can not be blamed solely on an overbearing parent ; there is also a marriage partner who is failing to stand firm on biblical priorities at the expense of his or her partner . |
| 7 | The main reason that CISCs are still in more use today than CISCs are that commonly used commercial operating systems such as MS-DOS for the IBM PC can not be emulated well on a RISC computer . |
| 8 | The results of the survey , carried out by Dr Goran Jamal at Glasgow 's Southern General Hospital , will be revealed tonight on a Channel 4 Close to Home documentary , produced by the Edinburgh independent company , Barony Film and Television Productions . |
| 9 | Chloramphenicol was the first antibiotic to be prepared synthetically on a large scale , and no difference has been recognized between the therapeutic properties of material made by microbes and by man . |
| 10 | The colonies as a group quickly emerged as a key element in British strategy because they were net dollar earners ( basically because of Malayan rubber and West African products such as cocoa ) and could be made so on a bigger scale by a number of policy devices . |
| 11 | In the past , when houses were accepted as payment for death duties , the selection of the contents acquired with them tended to be made mainly on a museum-oriented scale of value , concentrating predominantly on items that were not only of high quality , but also usually an integral part of the design of a room . |
| 12 | Cutting can be done automatically on a diamond-impregnated saw with a vacuum chuck , holding up to six slides simultaneously . |
| 13 | These units and modules can be used either on a stand alone basis , as a framework for short courses , or to introduce a European dimension into more extended programmes . |
| 14 | The value of each tactic is considered not just for the problem itself , but as an approach that might be used again on a future occasion so that the person can learn how better to cope with future problems ( Gelder , 1985 ) . |
| 15 | South-American countries have shown that viruses can be used successfully on a major scale . |
| 16 | Scooters , tricycles , bicycles and pedal cars can all be used safely on a flat hard surface and there are many chances for one-to-one correspondence . |
| 17 | Gordon Bates , chief leisure officer , said street lighting round the lake would provide a safer environment for the public using the park at night and could allow that part of the park to be opened officially on an evening . |
| 18 | It has been argued , for example , that laterality should be measured only on a nominal scale ( Colbourn , 1978 ) such that only the direction and not the magnitude of any laterality effect is taken into account . |
| 19 | The fact that many works in this category may be produced directly on a computer before any other tangible form exists presents no serious problems because these works will exist , in terms of copyright protection , the instant they are recorded ; that is , as soon as they are stored on a computer disk or printed out on paper . |
| 20 | Many puppies are infected at birth with the roundworm Toxocara canis and so must be wormed frequently on a vet s advice for the first six months of life , and regularly thereafter . |
| 21 | The first was the introduction of the Apple Macintosh which was the first personal computer to be based entirely on a graphical interface as opposed to the more conventional character-at-a-time systems . |
| 22 | As well as these large-scale pieces , Mozart wrote a number of light entertainment pieces : unpretentious divertimentos for a small group of wind instruments ( oboes , bassoons and horns ) intended to be played outdoors on a summer evening ; more substantial serenades for string quartet and two horns written for the delectation of Countess Lodron ; a serenade for seven instruments written for Nannerl 's name-day ; the massive ‘ Haffner ’ Serenade for the marriage of Elisabeth Haffner , daughter of a prominent Salzburg merchant ( this also contains a violin concerto , incorporating the famous rondo ) ; and two ‘ echo ’ serenades — the Serenata Notturna for two contrasting groups of instruments , and the Notturno for four groups of strings and horns . |
| 23 | overheads being recovered on a logical and consistent basis to enable work in progress and profit levels to be assessed accurately on a job-by-job basis . |
| 24 | By calculating which gods would be marching together on a given day , the priests could determine the combined influence of all marchers and thus forecast the fate of mankind . |
| 25 | Judgment can not be entered merely on an affidavit lodged by the plaintiff . |
| 26 | However , the Road Traffic Act of 1982/3 did not allow for Zone signs to be introduced even on a temporary basis , so it was necessary for an information sign to be erected at every junction , showing not only a 30 km/h speed limit , but also drawing the driver 's attention to the changed priority ( right before left ) . |
| 27 | This is of limited use in personal injury work where these items can not be recovered separately on a taxation . |
| 28 | Prime Minister Mouloud Hamrouche on June 23 rejected FIS demands that the National Assembly be dissolved , saying that local elections could not " be translated politically on a national level " and that " the important thing is to deepen the reforms and bring them to fruition " . |
| 29 | BT will also spend a high $1.3 billion on a 20% stake in MCI ; about $130m of that will be spent immediately on an initial 4.9% shareholding . |
| 30 | If a summons is purported to be served otherwise on a person under disability , the court is empowered to order that the summons be deemed duly served ( Ord 10 , r 4(2) ) . |